ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296399
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 2002 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Maule M-4-210 |
| Owner/operator: | Buck Stroh |
| Registration: | N4746T |
| MSN: | 1009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2970 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Creede, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alamosa Municipal Airport, CO (ALS/KALS) |
| Creede, CO (Q39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during landing he encountered an unexpected crosswind. The airplane drifted off of the runway and impacted the terrain, damaging the propeller, breaking off the right main landing gear, and breaking the outboard portions of both wings. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The wind conditions at Alamosa, Colorado (56 miles from accident site at 104 degrees), near the time of the accident, were reported as 040 degrees at 6 knots. Federal Aviation Administration records showed the pilot obtained his private pilot certificate on September 14, 2002. At the time of the accident, the pilot reported having 87 total flying hours and 32 hours in the accident airplane, 7 of which were as pilot-in-command.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind. Contributing factors are the crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN03LA022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 05:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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